Illinois candidates win party nominations for U.S. House
The dome of the U.S. Capitol building stands in Washington, D.C. Photo: Caroline Boda / The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Voters in all 17 of Illinois U.S. House districts went to the polls to vote in primary elections on Tuesday.
The candidates will head to a general election on Nov. 3 to determine who will represent Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here are those candidates.
Republican candidates Christian Maxwell won the GOP nomination for Illinois' 1st Congressional district. She is a business consultant from Belleville. Maxwell will face off against incumbent Democrat Jonathan Jackson.
Democrat candidate Donna Miller pulled off an upset against Jesse Jackson Jr., a well known political figure who has previously represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional district. Miller will face off against Republican Michael Noack.
Incumbent Democrat Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., and Republican Angel Oakley will face off against one another in November, after running uncontested races.…